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Clinical and demographic characteristics of the patients |
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| Characteristic |
Patients with RA |
RA control group |
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| Number of patients |
57 |
55 |
| Mean age, years (range) |
56 (28–83) |
63 (30–83) |
| Sex (F/M) |
53/4 |
45/10 |
| Disease duration, years (range) |
8 (1–27) |
6 (1–25) |
| Adalimumab treatment, n |
57 |
0 |
| Concomitant medications: |
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| NSAID |
48 |
34 |
| Corticosteroids |
42 |
30 |
| Methotrexate |
57 |
55 |
| Other |
6 |
0 |
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NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; RA, rheumatoid arthritis. | ||
Atzeni et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R3 doi:10.1186/ar1851 |
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